Channel 9 (Malaysia)

Channel 9 was a Malaysian private-owned television station which started operations from September 9, 2003 to February 1, 2005. The station halted its transmission due to intense competition from other local free-to-air television stations and efforts to restructure its debts.

On June 10, 2005, Malaysia's largest media coorporation Media Prima Berhad announced its acquisition of 98% equity stake in Ch-9 Media Sdn Bhd, completing the company's ownership of all free-to-air television stations in Malaysia. The new owner Media Prima Berhad later renamed the station to TV9 and transmission officially resumed on April 22, 2006.

References

* Media Prima Berhad (June 10, 2005). [http://www.mediaprima.com.my/biznews79.asp "MEDIA PRIMA BERHAD TAKES OVER CHANNEL 9"] . Press Release.
* Media Prima Berhad (March 17, 2006)> [http://www.mediaprima.com.my/biznews83.asp "TV9 TO COMMENCE BROADCAST IN APRIL 2006"] . Press Release.

See also

* TV9
* List of Malaysian television stations

External links

* [http://web.archive.org/web/20031227161859/http://ch-9.tv/ Channel 9 homepage at Archive.org]